Unclassifiable artist, Line Vautrin (1913-1997) was named \u201cThe poetess of metal\u201d by Vogue magazine in 1948.
\nThis French artist expressed her desire for freedom through her works and stood out thanks to her original style which broke with the artistic conventions of the post-war period.
\nA look back at this major artist of the 20th French decorative arts with a selection of boxes, powder boxes, bronze or talosel jewellery\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gilded bronze box decorated with a relief illustration of a poem by Paul Verlaine, published in the collection Romances sans paroles in 1874.
\nStamped \u2018Line Vautrin\u2019 on the reverse.
\nInterior lined with cork.
\nGilding restored by the workshop that, in Line Vautrin’s day, was responsible for gilding her boxes.<\/p>\n
Provenance : Private collection, France.<\/p>\n
Literature :
\n– \u00ab Line Vautrin, Bijoux et Objets \u00bb, L. Vautrin & P. Mauri\u00e8s, \u00e9d. Thames & Hudson, Paris, 1992, similar model reproduced p. 42.
\n– \u00ab Line Vautrin \u00bb, C. & C. Boutonnet, R. Ortiz, catalogue d\u2019exposition, L\u2019Arc en Seine, Paris,
\n6 d\u00e9cembre 2002-31 janvier 2003, similar model reproduced p. 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":43065,"template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[2625,2617],"product_tag":[3775,2951,2961],"class_list":{"0":"post-43068","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-items","7":"product_cat-unclassified","8":"product_tag-box-in-gilded-bronze-by-line-vautrin","9":"product_tag-the-gallery-chastel-marechal-buys-and-sells-line-vautrin-pieces-since-1994","10":"product_tag-the-gallery-chastel-marechal-is-specialized-in-line-vautrin-pieces-since-1994-en","12":"first","13":"instock","14":"taxable","15":"shipping-taxable","16":"purchasable","17":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n